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Bulletin HASKINS & SELLS 87
Proposed Office In Shanghai
Under date of October 30 ,1919, the
firm announced the proposed opening of
an office in Shanghai, China, and the
appointment of Mr. H . S. De Vault as
Manager.
The plans contemplate that Mr. De
Vault will sail from Seattle, December
3, 1919, with the expectation of arriving
in Shanghai about January 15 follow­ing.
The announcement of the address of
the Shanghai office will be made as soon
as definitely determined.
Shanghai is a city with a population
of about six hundred and fifty thousand.
It was opened to foreign trade in 1842
and has become the principal port and
financial center of China. It lies at the
mouth of the Yangste River, which leads
back into a country of almost unlimited
resources.
China is now regarded as a fertile
field for American capital and industry.
The Chinese, it is said, prefer to do bus­iness
with Americans and American in­stitutions.
China undoubtedly looks to
America for assistance economically and
financially. Shanghai, as the leading
commercial city, gives promise as a
place to which American enterprise will
go. American enterprise should have the
services of American accountants.
Reading Course
We shall be glad to assist the members
of the staff who desire to avail themselves
of the opportunity to make up a general
purchase order for books required in con­nection
with the reading course recently
issued. By so doing a better price may be
obtained than if the orders are placed indi­vidually.
Orders may be sent to the Ex­ecutive
Offices marked for the attention of
the Department for Professional Training.
Although somewhat tardy, it is with
none the less pleasure, that we make men­tion
of the election of Mr. W. P. Bickett
as President of the Illinois Society of Cer­tified
Accountants. The society is one of
the oldest and most representative of the
state societies.
Mr. G. W. Rossetter, C. P. A., former­ly
connected with our Chicago office, has
become associated with Mr. E . A . Kracke
in the management thereof, effective Nov­ember
1, 1919.
Mr. Elijah Bates has been appointed
manager of the Cleveland office, effective
November 1.
Announcement is made of the appoint­ment
of Mr. S. George Hay as assistant
manager of the New York office.